Vagal Nerve Stimulation in the Treatment of Drug-Resistant Epileptic Encephalopathies in Inborn Errors of Metabolism
Patients affected by inborn errors of metabolism can develop catastrophic epilepsies ineligible for resective surgery. Few reports concerning vagal nerve stimulation in patients with epileptic encephalopathy in the context of metabolic diseases have been published in the literature. Drug-resistant e...
Main Authors: | Daniele Grioni MD, Andrea Landi MD, Serena Gasperini MD, Andrea Trezza MD, Leonardo Fiori MD, Miriam Rigoldi MD, Rossella Parini MD, Erik Pietro Sganzerla MD |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2015-10-01
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Series: | Child Neurology Open |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/2329048X15612432 |
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